Necktie press and case



Aug. 10, 1948. ABBE 2,446,733

NECKTIE PRESS AND CASE Filed March 8, 1946 INVENTOR 4 KENNETH R Ase:

A TORN EYS Patented Aug. 10, 1948 UNITED S TATES PATENT O FFHI'E NECKTIE PRESS AND CASE Kenneth P. Abbe, Longmeadow, Mass.

Application March-8, 1946, Serial 'No. 653,027

I 4 Claims. 1

This invention relates to an improved necktie case.

The object of the invention is to provide a case for enclosing a plurality of neckties in a manner to maintain the neckties in an unwrinkled condition at the same time that selection and removal of a desired tie mayeasily and quickly be effected. A further object is .to provide a case of this character which may be packed in a suitcase for traveling. Other and further objects residing in the details of its construction will be made apparent in the following specification and claims.

In the accompanying drawings which show an illustrative embodiment of my invention;

Fig. l is a view of the case in opened position;

Fig.2 is a view of the case when closed;

, Fig. 3 is a view looking from the bottom of Fig. 2, parts being'broken away;

Fig. 4 is a detail side edge view of one of the tie supporting plates; and

:Fig. 5 is a fragmentary, generally perspective view showing an alternative arrangement.

Referring to the drawings the case is shown as comprising front and rear cover members I and 2, cemented or otherwise secured to a back member 3. The edges of the cover members carry flexible strips 4 to which are attached conventional slide closure members 5 operated by slide member 6 in a well known manner to hold the covers in closed position.

Secured to the inner face of back member 3 is a plate 1 having upturned end members 8 formed with inwardly extending flanges 9 beneath which the ends of one or more flexible rods ID are adapted to be slidably engaged. The plate I, as shown in Fig. 3 is of a width such that its longitudinal edges are slightly spaced from the adjacent edges of the cover members I and 2, the intervening portions of the back member 3 forming flexible hinges about which the covers may be swung from the open position of Fig. 1 to the closed position of Fig. 3.

Pivoted on the rods I0, are a plurality of tie supporting plates H formed of stiflly flexible plastic or other suitable material.

The upper edges of the plates I l are preferably formed with beads l2. Spaced bearings 13 are formed on one side edge of the plates, through which the rods III are threaded. Preferably the plates are arranged in vertical overlapped relation as shown in Fig. 1. By this arrangement the bead l2 of the overlying plate nests below the head of the plate beneath. The ties are carried in the case by folding them centrally over the bead -12 .of the plates, as indicated-in dotted lines at M in Fig. 1. By the overlapped "arrangement above mentioned the 'bead of the overlying plate tends 'to hold the tie in position on the plate beneath it and the several'plates -can nadjust themselves slightly on the :rods to accommodate various thicknesses of :the ties. :By the overlapped arrangement also the bearings of the several plates are staggered on the rods 10 so that they overlap as shown in Fig. 3, thus permitting a more compact case while affording "an adequate diameter of the bearings. Furthermore the endwise engagement of the adjacent bearings maintains the plates in proper relation to each other.

A relatively thick sheet l5 of resilient material, such as sponge'rubber is cemented or otherwise secured to the inner face of each cover member to snugly press the plates together, when the case is closed, the sponge rubber sheets being sufiiciently soft so that the plates are imbedded in therubber when the slide faste'ner is drawn closed, as indicated in Fig. 3. The ties in the case are thus held pressed in a nonwrinkling condition.

When the case is opened the plates can be swung on the rods In to facilitate selection and removal of the desired tie. The rods are free to slide beneath flanges 9 as the case is opened and closed.

In Fig. 5 an alternative arrangement is shown in which three plates are hinged on a single rod, the bearings l6 of the two outer plates being offset to position the plates in substantially parallel planes when the case is closed. The diameter of the bearing openings may be made slightly larger than the diameter of the supporting rod to permit the plates to adjust themselves to varying thicknesses of neckties. The arrangement of Fig. 5 permits a thinner case for a given number of plates.

By my invention a tie case is provided which when closed forms a neat firm package which may be packed easily in a suitcase or bag, and which maintains the n'eckties in a smooth unwrinkled condition both at home and while traveling.

It will be understood that in the drawings the relative thickness and proportions of parts have been exaggerated in the interest of clearness and that the drawings are not to scale.

I claim:

1. A necktie case which comprises a back memher, front and rear cover members hinged along one edge to the back member, a plurality of rel-a tively stifi tie supporting plates hinged to the back member to be enclosed between the covers, and about which plate neckties may be flatly folded, sheets of resiliently compressible material carried by the inner faces of the cover members and between which the plates are engaged when the case is closed, and slide fastener means releasably connecting the free edges of the cover members to close the case and compress said sheets to apply pressure to the tie supporting plates.

2. A necktie case which comprises a back member, relatively stiff front and rear cover members hinged along one edge to the back member,

a plurality of relatively stiff tie supporting plates hinged to the back member to be enclosed between the covers, and about which plates neckties may be flatly folded, a sheet of sponge rubber secured to the inner face of each cover memher and between which the plates are engaged when the case is closed, and slide fastener means releasably connecting the free edges of the cover members to close the case and compress the sponge rubber sheets to apply pressure to the tie supporting plates.

3. A necktie case which com-prises a back member, front and rear cover members hinged along one edge to the back member, a relatively stiff tie supporting plate positioned between the covers,

and having a bearing member formed on the tween the covers, said plates each having bearing members formed on the edge thereof adjacent the back member, a bead formed along one of the other edges of each plate about which bead a tie may be folded, rods extending through said bearing members, the ends of the rods being connected to the back member, said rods and bearings providing hinge connections between the plates and the back member, the plates being so positioned on their respective rods as to position the bead portions of the plates in overlapping relation and stagger the bearings of each plate relative to the bearings of the adjacent plate,

cushions of sponge rubber carried by the inner faces of the cover members and between which the plates are engaged when the case is closed,

and slide fastener means releasably connecting the free edges of the cover members to close the case and compress the plates between the covers when the case is closed.

KENNETH P. ABBE.

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